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Horologium (Clock, Horologium Oscillitorium, Hor)
subject			fact

Horologium	is a part of celestial sphere
	has historical image
	has genitive Horologii
	has synonym Clock
	has synonym Horologium Oscillitorium
	has historical origin the clock in honor of Christian Huygens, the inventor of the pendulum clock in 1656-57
	has acronym Hor
	is an instance of constellation named by de Lacaille
constellation named by de Lacaille	is named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
constellation	has boundary defined in equatorial coordinates
	is a part of celestial sphere
	has component asterism
	has purpose to divide the celestial sphere into small visually recognizable star classification regions
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value

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